The real world pronunciation of 'tenebrous' is 'Ten-uh-brus', but it might be changed for a name, I don't know._________________I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it (or even read all of it). These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:32 pm

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And I actually pronounced Plagueis properly, but then after hearing Luceno calling him Play-juss I started doing that in my head.

Wait, say what? _________________
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:49 pm

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Mara Jade Skywalker wrote:

Crash Override wrote:

And I actually pronounced Plagueis properly, but then after hearing Luceno calling him Play-juss I started doing that in my head.

Wait, say what?

In the film Palpatine pronounces it "Plague- us" which I take is the correct way of doing it, but Luceno in a podcast interview was pronouncing it Play-juss and after listening to that in my mind when I read the name now I hear it that way.

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:02 pm

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Oh, I understand where you're coming from. I just can't comprehend how the author managed to mess it up when it's clearly pronounced in the film. _________________
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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:04 pm

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Didn't want to derail that other thread, but continuing the Penny Arcade discussion...

Is Darth Andeddu really pronounced Darth Undead-u? If so, that's really dumb. I thought it was more like And-uhd-dew._________________
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I never even noticed the first "d". I've always said "an-EDD-oo"._________________There's always a bigger fish - Qui Gon Jinn.

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:49 pm

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Darth Skuldren wrote:

Is Darth Andeddu really pronounced Darth Undead-u? If so, that's really dumb. I thought it was more like And-uhd-dew.

Same here. Guess someone will have to listen to the audio. _________________
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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:51 pm

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I do not put stock into audio book pronunciations considering that the original Heir to the Empire audio book pronounced the Executor as execute-er instead of exec-yoo-tor.

I'm sure I've been pronouncing it incorrectly. I've been saying it 'an-deathy'. This is because I'm used to thinking oddly spelled words with a dd are Welsh in origin (in the Welsh tongue, dd is pronounced th, and u is ee). But I often correct myself by saying, 'an-dead-dew'. Which might be just as wrong.

I doubt it's really intended to be 'undead', though. More likely to be ahn-dead. Like Han._________________I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it (or even read all of it). These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:46 am

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I've been pronouncing it A(E)nd-dad-dew. Didn't even thought about Undead-u until now.

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:08 pm

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I'm thinking the audiobook pronounciation is wrong then. I can't conceive "And" somehow being pronounced "Und."_________________
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:29 am

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Wait, you mean I'm the only one that pronounces it plaw-goo-ees?

Just kidding.

I usually call him Darth Tragus, like the part of your ear. I just think it's funny for some reason.

How about Bacta? Is it back-ta or bock-ta? Star Wars needs to stop confusing us with the long and short A's.

Ta'a Chume? I say it Taw-choom, but that doesn't seem right.

I pronounce Yuuzon Vong as yoot-zun. Vong would sound better as vawnj, but I always say it as vawn-gh, which sounds pretty stupid.

"Vonduun Skerr Kyrric, more commonly known as Vonduun crab armor"

also I never want to hear/read Bothan, Chiss and Mandoderpaderp, again.

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:26 am

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Life Is The Path wrote:

But I often correct myself by saying, 'an-dead-dew'.

That's how I pronounce it._________________
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:18 pm

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Dog-Poop_Walker wrote:

How about Bacta? Is it back-ta or bock-ta? Star Wars needs to stop confusing us with the long and short A's.

I always thought it was bock-ta, but Jacen makes a joke in the YJK books where it's obvious that the pronunciation is supposed to be back-ta. I don't remember the joke, but it was something like, "I'll be bacta get you."

Unless, of course, an accent is implied, it could still be bock-ta. I really have no idea. _________________
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